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Freida McFadden


(Sara Cohen)
USA flag (b.1980)

#1 New York Times, Amazon Charts, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Sunday Times, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. Freida’s work has been selected as one of Amazon Editors’ best books of the year, she is the winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for best paperback, and she is a Goodreads Choice Award winner. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages.

​ Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.

To hear Freida talk about herself more in the third person, check out her website freidamcfadden.
 

Awards: ITW (2023)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
April 2026

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The Dinner Party
 
May 2026

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The Divorce
 
October 2026

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The Witch
 
Series
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Prescription: Murder
   1. Dead Med (2014)
     aka Suicide Med
   2. Brain Damage (2016)
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Housemaid
   1. The Housemaid (2022)
   2. The Housemaid's Secret (2023)
   2.5. The Housemaid's Wedding (2024)
   3. The Housemaid Is Watching (2024)
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Novels
   Baby City (2015)
   The Surrogate Mother (2018)
   The Ex (2019)
   The Perfect Son (2019)
   The Wife Upstairs (2020)
   One By One (2020)
   Want to Know a Secret? (2021)
   The Locked Door (2021)
   Do Not Disturb (2021)
   Do You Remember? (2022)
   The Inmate (2022)
   Never Lie (2022)
   Ward D (2023)
   The Coworker (2023)
   The Boyfriend (2024)
   The Teacher (2024)
   The Crash (2025)
   The Tenant (2025)
   The Intruder (2025)
   Dear Debbie (2026)
   The Divorce (2026)
   The Witch (2026)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Gift (2022)
   The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie (2024)
   The Dinner Party (2026)
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Anthologies edited
   11 out of 10 (2015)
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Series contributed to
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Awards
2023 ITW Award for Best Paperback original : The Housemaid

Award nominations
2026 CWA Dagger in the Library (longlist)
2026 British Book Award Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (nominee) : The Tenant
2024 ITW Award for Best Audiobook (nominee) : The Housemaid's Secret


Freida McFadden recommends
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Getting Away With Murder (2026)
Shari Lapena
"Getting Away with Murder is a deviously delicious thriller that kept me turning pages from the intense opening to the shocking conclusion."
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The Housewife (2026)
Natalie Barelli
"Natalie Barelli delivers every time. THE HOUSEWIFE is everything I look for in a thriller: fast-paced with red-hot mounting tension. I was hooked from the very first chapter."
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Not Quite Dead Yet (2025)
Holly Jackson
"This truly unique premise snowballs into a roller coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!"

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